OSU Stone Lab Hosts 13th Annual Open House on Lake Erie

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Gibraltar Island, OH The public will have a chance to explore The Ohio State University’s Stone Laboratory on Lake Erie during the Friends of Stone Laboratory (FOSL) 13th Annual Open House from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 11. No reservations are needed. Free transportation will be available from the Ohio State University Research Building on South Bass Island to Gibraltar Island.

"Our annual Open House combines science and history by allowing our visitors to learn about Lake Erie research issues and education programs at Stone Laboratory in addition to touring the historic Cooke Castle and South Bass Island Lighthouse," says Dr. Jeffrey Reutter, Director of Stone Laboratory.

You can begin your tour at the Ohio State University Research Building on South Bass Island beside the Aquatic Visitors Center, at the South Bass Island Lighthouse or on Gibraltar Island. Our last scheduled boat will leave from the Research Building dock to Gibraltar Island at 3:30 p.m. This event is sponsored by FOSL, Stone Laboratory, and Ohio Sea Grant. For more information about this FOSL-sponsored event, please visit stonelab.osu.edu/events/open-house or call our Columbus office at 614.292.8949 or our Put-in-Bay office at 419.285.1800.

Located on the 6.5-acre Gibraltar Island in Put-In-Bay harbor, Stone Laboratory is The Ohio State University’s Island Campus on Lake Erie and the education and research facility of the Ohio Sea Grant College Program. The Ohio State University’s Ohio Sea Grant program is part of NOAA Sea Grant, a network of 30 Sea Grant programs dedicated to the protection and sustainable use of marine and Great Lakes resources. For more information about Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab, visit ohioseagrant.osu.edu.